On Sun, Jul 29, 2007 at 02:59:53PM +1000, Brendon Costa wrote: > > Actually, there is no one-file source package form of a deb like there > > is for rpms. When you create your binary package, a signed .dsc file is > > created with which you can create the deb in conjunction with the > > original upstream tarball and the diff of the debian packaging. > > Ahh that would have been my mistake. I thought there would have been a > single .deb file that contained the source package similar to that of > source rpm's. > > I have those files listed below (Excepting the package_1.0-1.diff.gz) as > there are no differences that need to be applied for debian. So a > "source distribution" would just include the .dsc and .tar.gz file.
Take a look at http://people.debian.org/~mpalmer/debian-mentors_FAQ.html#native_vs_non_native and the question after that ("What's wrong with upstream shipping a debian/ directory?"). - Matt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
